Ghostscript up to 9.27 .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator PostScript File access control
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ghostscript up to 9.27 (Document Processing Software). This affects the function .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator
. The manipulation as part of a PostScript File leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.28, in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.
The weakness was released 09/03/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-14811 since 08/10/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 9.28 eliminates this vulnerability.
Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 141202.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.4
- 9.5
- 9.6
- 9.7
- 9.8
- 9.9
- 9.10
- 9.11
- 9.12
- 9.13
- 9.14
- 9.15
- 9.16
- 9.17
- 9.18
- 9.19
- 9.20
- 9.21
- 9.22
- 9.23
- 9.24
- 9.25
- 9.26
- 9.27
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 9.28
Timeline
08/10/2019 🔍09/03/2019 🔍
09/04/2019 🔍
12/11/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2019:2594Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-14811 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/04/2019 07:22Updated: 12/11/2023 11:43
Changes: 09/04/2019 07:22 (59), 08/12/2020 09:01 (1), 12/11/2023 11:35 (4), 12/11/2023 11:43 (12)
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